Where does “Moon” come from?
Moon comes from Middle English mone, from Middle English mine, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root men- meaning to shine or measure time.
Moon (English): The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾
Definitions
- The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾
Ancestry of “Moon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Mone | A lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression |
| 2 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |